NSW National Party chair 'disappointed' with election result in state's west, says Liberals need to 'navel gaze'

Divisions among the National and Liberal parties have come under scrutiny as the Coalition comes to terms with its New South Wales election loss. Key points: NSW National Party chair Andrew Fraser says he is "disappointed" with election result in state's west The Nationals are set to lose the seat of Monaro NSW Nationals leader Paul Toole wouldn't be drawn about his future as party leader NSW National Party chair Andrew Fraser said he was "disappointed" the party couldn't regain seats from independents in regional electorates of Murray, Barwon and Orange. Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams, who defected from the Nationals to the Liberals over koala policy in 2020, said the party should have focused more on seats like Monaro, instead of running a candidate in her safe Coalition seat on the state's mid north coast. Focus remains on count Out-going deputy premier and leader of the NSW Nationals, Paul Toole remained optimistic, despite the overall 2 per cent swing against the party across the state. Mr Toole wouldn't be drawn on whether he'd step down as leader of the NSW Nationals, following Dominic Perrottet's decision to step down as Liberal Party leader.